Reggie Crist & Aleisha Cline Win Skiercross
Of forty four male competitors entered in the event, 32 were seeded to form the initial round of heats. After the sweet 16 round, skies had cleared and the great 8 round consisted of Justin Glick, Kaj Zackrisson, Kyle Darling, Ryan "The Rock" McCullough, Reggie Crist, Matty Wittner, Enak Gavaggio and Davie Barr. The level of athleticism was extraordinary. 2002 ESPN X Games Gold Medalist Reggie Crist came through the finals triumphant on the eve of X Games title defense, "I was thinking that we may get shut out again today by the fog, after the timed run. My timed run was pretty scary, I couldn't see the take off for that last jump over the Subaru", said Crist of the competition, "I'm stoked about the win today because it was my first skiercross of the season, and it got rid of the nerves, and fired me up for X Games in Aspen next week".
Finishing 2nd in the finals was Davie Barr of Whistler, BC Canada, Justin Glick of Silverthorne, CO came 3rd, Kaj Zackrisson of Rattuik, SWE earned 4th, Matty Wittner finished 5th, last year's US Nationals Skiercross Champion Enak Gavaggio finished 6th, 7th place went to Kyle Darling and Ryan McCullough finished in 8th place. $10,000 cash was the total prize purse for the event and Crist took $3500, Cline was awarded $1500. Many of the athletes will be competing in both the big mountain and skiercross events in hope of winning an additional combined title prize of $5000.
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